# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-12-23 01:12:22 +0100:
> # [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-12-23 10:57:19 +1100:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am usiung expr in a shell script and need to pad it's output to
> > always be 3 characters. An example will explain thing better:
> >
> > % expr 007 + 1
> > Output is 8
> >
> > I need the output to be 008
>
> printf(8)
printf(1), of course.
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